From economics Nobel Laureate Gary Becker and historian Guity Nashat Becker comes this collection of the economist"s popular BusinessWeek columns. These 138 essays have fueled numerous debates, touching on hot-button issues from crime to organization of sports. The Beckers" surprising--and uncompromising--positions on drugs ("legalize them"), immigration ("auction off immigration slots"), welfare ("curtail it sharply"), and other topics provide a provocative commentary on our times. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Economics of Life: From Baseball to Affermative Action to Immigration, How Real-World Issues Affect Our Everyday Life (Gary S. Becker, Guity Nashat Becker)